The Sheffield Cats Shelter

Mousa has been with us for some time now, and is really settling in with us. He enjoys sleeping on our beds and asking for food, and winding up our neighbour's dog by lying on their patio with the dog inside, barking hysterically. He has got to known all the cats in the neighbourhood, we often hear him fighting with them outside. His days are spent, like most cats, cleaning himself, sleeping and eating, which seems to be the highlight of his day. He has stayed, as he was, really friendly with people, which is good as we often have new people coming into the house.

Joe

This is Queenie (formerly Trinity) settling into her new home. 

Dear all at The Sheffield Cats Shelter

My name is Poppy, but you will remember me as Mog.  I'm just emailing to let you know how I am getting on in my new home.  I was a bit frightened and anxious when I left the shelter and I was very vocal all the way home in the taxi.  However, once I was allowed out of the pet carrier in my new home I had a good sniff around and once I was satisfied I went for a cuddle on my new mum's knee.  My new family adore me.  I live in quite a big house and now that I can open the living room door all by myself I have got the whole run of the house!!  You won't be surprised to hear that I still enjoy my food and often try to get a little bit of something from my new family's dinner plates as well.  I just like to try new things honest!

I have recently been allowed outside to explore.  We have a small front and back garden for me to play in.  I prefer the back garden, as I can get into neighbouring gardens from there easily to have a look around.  I have even introduced myself to the next door neighbour's rabbits!  I don't tend to stray very far as I like to keep going home to check that my new family are still there.  So my day tends to consist of breakfast in a morning, then I go outside to play, by the afternoon I'm tired so I like to stay in and lay down for a nap, then it's time for tea and I spend some time outside again.  My new family say that I'm not to go outside too late at night, so I am usually home no later than 9pm.

Thank you so much for taking care of me whilst I was in between homes and thank you for finding me a nice warm, cosy home and a loving family.

Poppy (aka Mog) xx

Just a quick message to let you know that Lenny (used to be Dude) is doing very well in his new home.  Back in April we rescued two cats (Beau and Ripley) from the shelter but unfortunately in July our beautiful cat Beau was hit by a car. It was a very distressing time, especially for Ripley, as they had been pretty much inseparable. We decided in September that it was only fair for Ripley to have a new companion and found a very cute, lively cat at the shelter called Dude.  He was renamed Lenny and settled in from the word 'go'. Ripley was a little dubious at first but now they get on well. She seems alot happier now she has a new brother.  Lenny is quite a character, loves to play (especially good at nibbling feet!), and fits in well with all of us. We are all very happy to have him. 

Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate how sensitive you were when we came back the second time.

We were thrilled to receive these photos of one of our favourite special appeal cats relaxing in her new home.  She is doing very well in her new environment and looks very content indeed!

Sooty was one of our special appeal cats, having been at the shelter for a few months.  He is now in a lovely new home...

Apart from being a little apprehensive driving home, he’s fine and is still called Sooty. He is groomed daily and now has a healthy, shiny coat.  It has also eliminated any possible furball problems.  He has commandeered one of the chairs in the lounge and made it his own.  He is a very affectionate cat and likes to be stroked especially around the back of his ears.  He enjoys spending the day eating, drinking, watching the world go by laying in his chair and sleeping. 

Heidi came home in August and spent the first couple of days hiding – I can see where she gets her name from as she’s Hiding Heidi!  But she’s now adapted well and seems completely at home.  She’s very sociable and has made friends with everyone who visits, and also runs around chasing anything and everything.  She demolished a cat nip mouse, so I had to go back to the Cats Shelter to buy up a stock of them, and she’s also found that my lap is very warm, usually settling down just as I’m wanting to move on.  She’s great fun and seems contented here.  Thank you, Cats Shelter, for our new life together.

Louis and Elliott have been having fun exploring their new home, with Elliott visiting the local park and Louis staying much closer to home.  This is them having a nice relax.

Dear all,
Just a quick note to thank you for looking after me during the time I was there. I'm now well settled in my new home and am continuing to train my new staff up to understand what my needs are (although they're a bit slow on the uptake).

I've attached some pictures of me that Lee took - and that I've managed to find on this Hard Drive (they're out shopping at the moment so I've been able to access the email account).

This is me settling in and me doing an impression of Christopher Lee in his role as Dracula.

I began sleeping with the new staff on their bed from day one and have had some great rests - although they seem to be getting more and more tired each morning. I don't think it has anything to do with me singing on the landing at three in the morning but Lee reckons it is. I just think he's a light sleeper.

I'd be grateful if you'd email Lee and Kath to tell them that you think that I need more than half a small tin of tuna every third day as I haven't been able to get the message across yet.

Thanks

Dalriada McPherson
(the cat formerly known as 'Annie')